Learn the practical information you need to minimize risk of costly penalties and enforcement actions while maximizing the benefit of grant-supported CME programs.As Healthcare Reform Legislation begins to take effect, a new set of compliance challenges has arisen for medical education and grants departments; learn from industry leaders what to do to prepare for changes to compliance programs, including managing caps on budget allocations, proactively complying with transparency requirements, and avoiding CME fraud actions.
Dr. Murray Kopelow, Chief Executive and Secretary of ACCME, and Dr. Peter Vlasses, Executive Director of ACPE, will share their thoughts regarding future CME guidelines providing the most current information available to plan your compliance program and stay ahead of the curve. The interplay of CME and REMS has been touted by FDA; learn what ACCME and ACPE have to say about using CME for REMS to ensure that grant money can achieve maximum benefit in a wide range of applications.
No other CME/Educational Grants conference offers government insights directly from the US Attorney s Office, FDA, and OIG.Take the opportunity to meet and network with an unprecedented speaker faculty of government representatives from the
US Attorney s Office (David S. Schumacher, Assistant US Attorney, District of Massachusetts), FDA (Casper E. Uldriks, Former Associate Director for Regulatory Guidance and Government Affairs), and
OIG (Heidi A. Sorensen, Former Chief, Administrative and Civil Remedies Branch, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG)), who will offer insights about complying with evolving standards and preparing for new enforcement priorities.
Benchmark against industry experts to ensure continued funding to medical education and grants departments by effectively communicating the CME value proposition.Capitalize on the experience of successful grants departments to reduce the trial-and-error required to manage a successful grants program. Let the experts share with you their best practices for promoting the CME value proposition both internally and externally through effective communication strategies and defining what is off limits when communicating externally. ACI s conference on
Continuing Medical Education and Educational Grants provides expert advice and winning strategies to best communicate the value of grant-funded CME, ensuring a continued budget for financing such programs. The unparalleled faculty from companies including,
Abbott, Allergan, AstraZeneca, Biogen Idec, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Vaccines, Pfizer, and many more, will provide solutions for:
- Educating management about the value of performance metrics
- Maximizing funding models for CME
- Implementing spending caps when working with providers
- Crafting winning internal strategies for budget reconciliation
- And much more
Plus, add value to your attendance by also registering for the post-conference workshop to be on the cutting edge of CME support by incorporating social media into funded programs:Creating an Effective Social Media CME Plan February 17, 2011 | 9:00 am 12:00 pmDo not miss the opportunity to attend the most comprehensive CME/Educational Grants conference available. Space is extremely limited; reserve your seat now by calling
888-224-2480, faxing your registration form to
877-927-1563 or registering online
